After both having extra time off, the Lumpkin County Indians and the Pickens Dragons will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lumpkin County sitting on three straight wins and Pickens on four.
Lumpkin County hadn't beaten Chestatee on the road since August 11, 2022 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Indians came out on top against the War Eagles by a score of 2-0.
Lumpkin County easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Pickens hadn't done well against White County recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Dragons had just enough and edged out the Warriors 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Dragons have posted since September 20th.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (60-58) Pickens actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 26-24, 17-25, 15-11.
Lumpkin County better keep an eye on Sheila Flores. She was instrumental in Pickens' win, getting 20 digs and six assists. Those 20 digs gave Flores a new career-high.
Pickens now has a winning record of 20-19. As for Lumpkin County, their win bumped their record up to 17-15.
Lumpkin County skirted past Pickens 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dragons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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